Replenish blood and clear the liver

Author: Zhang Yunhui
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This series of 300 delicious soup recipes features easily obtainable ingredients, simple preparation, rich nutrition, and convenience. Herbal soups are flavorful and aromatic, cooling in summer, detoxifying and beautifying, warming in winter, nourishing yin and tonifying yang, promoting health and vitality, and showing effects quickly. "Herbal" refers to the general term for traditional Chinese medicinal materials, embodying the idea of healing with herbs. The term "herbal" first appeared in the Book of Han·Bi compiled by Ban Gu during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, books recording the efficacy of medicinal materials are often called "herbal," such as the Shen Nong Herbal, the New Revised Herbal, and the Compendium of Materia Medica. Herbal soup cooking is one of the traditional Chinese medicinal diet therapies. It requires knowledge—why to supplement, only supplement when there is a deficiency, and never supplement when there is none. Improper supplementation can lead to discomfort after eating, worsen symptoms, or even cause death. Thus, the body is divided into deficiencies of yin, yang, qi, and blood. When there is yin deficiency, the liver needs to be cleared; when there is yang deficiency, the kidneys need to be strengthened; qi deficiency requires qi tonification; and blood deficiency requires blood nourishment. If supplementation is necessary, one must first understand what constitutes yin deficiency, what symptoms indicate yang deficiency, and what defines qi and blood deficiency. In short, it cannot be summed up in one sentence—supplementing without understanding leads to chaos. This book, guided by traditional Chinese medicine theory, scientifically integrates the unique health benefits of herbal medicine with the four cooking methods of boiling, steaming, stewing, and simmering, achieving the unique effects of combining medicine and food, nourishing qi and blood, and moisturizing the lungs while dispelling dryness. The carefully selected 300 delicious soup recipes, including those for clearing heat and liver, strengthening kidneys and yang, tonifying qi and blood, and lowering blood lipids, not only cater to the diverse needs of different people but also feature easily obtainable ingredients, simple preparation, rich nutrition, and economic affordability, truly enabling you to supplement wisely!